Poems of the Middle Period, 1822-1837: Volume II: Poems in Order of Manuscript
John Clare author David Powell editor Eric Robinson editor P M S Dawson editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:25th Jul '96
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
The additional material in this volume of poems from Clare's middle period includes some of his finest poems, such as `The Last of Summer', `The Mole Catcher' and the whole manuscript, now lost, entitled `Birds Nesting'. Clare's but his original language and usage has here been restored, his distinctive idiom and highlighting the more powerful voice evident throughout his verse written in the late 1820s. These volumes will make an important contribution to the ongoing reassessment of Clare as a major English poet. This is the second of five volumes devoted to Clare's `middle period', between 1822 and 1837, arguably the years of his finest creativity. These Poems of the Middle Period, which will complete the nine volume series of Clare's work, reveal the poet at his best.
The poems' appearances, in two volumes from the Oxford University Press, will be one of the outstanding literary events of recent years. * Independent on Sunday *
What the present edition of the poems, in the Oxford English Texts series, does is to restore the confusion and clarity in their original raw mix, allowing Clare's readers to play the editor's part, so far as they choose, for themselves. * Times Literary Supplement *
Eric Robinson and David Powell have done yet further invaluable service in helping us to realise the remarkable triumph of Clare as a writer. * Mark Storey, University of Birmingham, John Clare Society Journal, Number 16 July 1997 *
ISBN: 9780198123873
Dimensions: 224mm x 144mm x 26mm
Weight: 1g
416 pages